Roi news and trends

75% of Companies That Invested $5M+ in AI Plan to Cut Back
artificial intelligence // May 29, 2024

According to our recent “C(AI)O Report: High Impact, Big Reward: Meet the GenAI-Focused CFO,” six in 10 CFOs say generative AI (GenAI) is the greatest innovation of our time. Not “one of the greatest;” but the greatest. The report, which is based on surveys PYMNTS...

Payments Digitalization Allows Businesses to Tap Spending Insights and Improve ROI
B2B Payments // May 02, 2023

PYMNTS asked business leaders for their take on how to plan for the rest of 2023, and what they are telling their teams to focus on. Matt Clark, president and COO of Corcentric, says to succeed in an uncertain economy, businesses need to focus on...

CFOs Rethink ROI in Measuring Financial Supply Chain Cost and Risks
CFO // April 28, 2023

“It’s a really difficult time to be a CFO and think strategically,” OpenEnvoy CEO Matt Tillman told PYMNTS’ Karen Webster. “Lately, it’s been more about, ‘What fires can I put out?’” Not all that long ago, chief financial officers may have relied on a single...

Strategic Working Capital Allocation Helps CFOs Realize Stronger ROI
B2B Payments // February 16, 2023

In today’s environment, managing working capital means putting capital to work. In challenging macro environments, process improvements are about more than just optimizing working capital and strengthening balance sheets — they’re about having the right insights and protocols in place to succeed in the face...

Interviews & Exclusives
5 Metrics to Elevate Your Loyalty Program

July 04, 2024
Brands use loyalty programs to increase sales, acquire and retain members, enhance the customer experience and create advocates. Return on investment (ROI) is foremost among any brand’s metric to measure the efficiency and performance of a loyalty program. Since every loyalty program is different, calculating your ROI can be challenging. The purpose of investing in […]

Payments Digitalization Allows Businesses to Tap Spending Insights and Improve ROI

May 02, 2023
PYMNTS asked business leaders for their take on how to plan for the rest of 2023, and what they are telling their teams to focus on. Matt Clark, president and...

CFOs Rethink ROI in Measuring Financial Supply Chain Cost and Risks

April 28, 2023
“It’s a really difficult time to be a CFO and think strategically,” OpenEnvoy CEO Matt Tillman told PYMNTS’ Karen Webster. “Lately, it’s been more about, ‘What fires can I put...

Instant Payments Are Here — How To Measure The ROI…

October 01, 2019
There are many ways a firm can measure the value of instant payments, and determine how much of a return on investment (ROI) it can expect to reap. A firm...

Quick Reads
Andreessen Horowitz Sells Lyft Shares To Saudi Arabia’s Prince

February 12, 2016
Lyft investors Andreessen Horowitz and Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund discreetly sold off part of their stakes to Saudi Arabia’s Prince al-Waleed bin Talal and his Kingdom Holding Co. for $148 million in a deal authorized by the ride-hailing startup. The sale of shares by the two major investors comes on the heels of Lyft’s Series F funding round in which the […]